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Books of Ezra and Nehemiah
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Nehemiah
Nehemiah originally combined with Ezra to form a single book in the Hebrew canon. In the Septuagint , Ezra and Nehemiah are combined as Second Esdras . The book narrates the return to Jerusalem of Nehemiah, the cup-bearer of Persian King Artaxerxes I, as governor of the city-state. In the first... Read more |
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Ezra
Ezra book of the Bible, combined with Nehemiah in the Septuagint to form the book 2 Esdras. In the Vulgate , Ezra and Nehemiah are called 1 and 2 Esdras respectively. Ezra, like Nehemiah, is the work of the Chronicler (see Chronicles ) and narrates the history of the Jews from 538 BC to c.458... Read more |
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Esdras
Esdras [Gr. from Heb. Ezra ], name of several books found in the Old Testament Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha . The New Revised Standard Version (following the Authorized Version) maintains the titles Ezra and Nehemiah for the books to which the Vulgate gives the titles First and Second Esdras... Read more |
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Hananiah
Hananiah . 1 One of the Three Young Men . According to the Book of Daniel, he was one of Daniel's three companions and was also known as Shadrach. 2 In the Book of Jeremiah, a false prophet. 3 In 1 Chronicles, son of Zerubbabel. 4 In 1 Chronicles, a musician. 5 Father of Zedekiah 4. ... Read more |
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Three Young Men
Hananiah . 1 One of the Three Young Men . According to the Book of Daniel, he was one of Daniel's three companions and was also known as Shadrach. 2 In the Book of Jeremiah, a false prophet. 3 In 1 Chronicles, son of Zerubbabel. 4 In 1 Chronicles, a musician. 5 Father of Zedekiah 4. ... Read more |
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Judah
Judah . 1 In the Bible he is the fourth son of Jacob and Leah and the eponymous ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel. In the Book of Genesis, Judah emerges as a leader. With Reuben he interceded for Joseph 's life, and he was the spokesman for his brothers before Joseph in Egypt. In... Read more |
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Artaxerxes I
Artaxerxes I , d. 425 BC, king of ancient Persia (464-425 BC), of the dynasty of the Achaemenis. Artaxerxes is the Greek form of "Ardashir the Persian." He succeeded his father, Xerxes I , in whose assassination he had no part. The later weakness of the Persian Empire is commonly traced to the... Read more |
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Malachi
Malachi , book of the Bible, the last book in the order of the Authorized Version and 12th of the books of the Minor Prophets. Its title Malachi is taken from the opening verse of chapter 3 and means "my messenger." On internal evidence the book, a collection of prophetic oracles, is usually... Read more |
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Girgashite
Girgashites A people displaced by the incoming Israelites. The post-exilic editor of Genesis maintains that Abraham was promised the Girgashite territory in N. Canaan (Gen. 15: 21; cf. Deut. 7: 1; Josh. 3: 10) and Nehemiah (9: 8) regards the promise as still valid, according to the reported words... Read more |
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Ezra and Nehemiah, Books of
Ezra and Nehemiah, Books of. These OT Books...rebuild the Temple, and Ezra's mission and work. Neh. relates Nehemiah's plans for the restoration...date later than that of Ezra and Nehemiah, though opinion is divided... |
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Nehemiah
Nehemiah. Jewish leader of the post-exilic period. The cup-bearer of...important moral and religious reforms. His work is related to that of Ezra, though their precise relationship is unclear. See EZRA AND NEHEMIAH, BOOKS OF. |
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Nehemiah, book of
...sections’ of Acts) describe Nehemiah's return to Jerusalem...there is an interlude for Ezra to read the law, which is a continuation of the book of Ezra 7–10 (Ezra may have come to Jerusalem after Nehemiah, under Artaxerxes II... |
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Ezra, book of
Ezra, book of The books of Ezra and Nehemiah were a unity in the Hebrew and...Orthodox Christians.The books of Ezra and Nehemiah were part of the history of...the Chronicler.The books of Ezra and Nehemiah are ... |
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Ezra
Ezra. Jewish priest and scribe. His activities are recorded in the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah and 1 Esdras. He took measures to ensure the...may have been 428 or 398, making him later than Nehemiah. |
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Ibn Ezra, Abraham
Ibn Ezra, Abraham (c.1089–1164). Jewish philosopher...Chronicles, Proverbs, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Ezra, and Nehemiah are no longer in existence), books on Hebrew...the model for R. Browning's ‘Rabbi ben Ezra’. |
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Old Testament
...Ecclesiastes, Lamentations, and Esther), Daniel, Ezra–Nehemiah, and Chronicles.The Greek OT, the Septuagint...Chronicles; 1 Esdras (not in Hebrew OT),2 Esdras (Ezra–Nehemiah in Hebrew);Esther; followed by Judith, Tobit... |
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Chronicles, books of
...and beyond, if the books of Nehemiah and Ezra, which come from the same circle...laws, a century later, of Nehemiah and Ezra.In the Hebrew Bible 1 and 2 Chronicles form a single...continuation in the books of Ezra and ... |
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Esdras, books of
...is the Greek form of the name Ezra. The first book of Esdras is...of 2 Chron., the whole of Ezra, and part of Nehemiah, and is included in the LXX...the Vulgate to the books of Ezra and Nehemiah.)The book concentrates on... |
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Bible
...Writings (Ketubim): Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Ruth, Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations, Esther, Daniel, Ezra–Nehemiah, Chronicles. Jews use the acronym Tanak for their scriptures: it is a made-up word from the initial letters of... |
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Bible
...Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Tobit Judith Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Solomon/Song of... |
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The Levitical Authorship of Ezra-Nehemiah.(Book review)
THE LEVITICAL AUTHORSHIP OF EZRA-NEHEMIAH. By Kyungjin Min. JSOTSup 409...question of the authorship of Ezra-Nehemiah, particularly in the light of...and author. Min argues that Ezra-Nehemiah most likely originated in a ... |
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Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther
Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther. By Leslie C. Alien and...Leslie Alien's introduction to Ezra-Nehemiah begins by addressing the book's function...discuss "The Structure and Content of Ezra-Nehemiah" (pp. 4-7) in which he shows... |
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Ezra and Nehemiah
...Davies's particular approach to Ezra-Nehemiah (he views them as one unit...divides the combined text of Ezra-Nehemiah into eight literary units, and...complexity of the material in Ezra-Nehemiah and the accompanying issues ... |
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Ringen um die Verfassung Judas: Eine Studie zu de theologisch-politischen...
...00. The Covenant Renewal in Ezra-Nehemiah (Neh 7:72B-10:40): An...as described and envisioned by Ezra-Nehemiah in particular. Ever since interest...from concerns with individuals (Ezra, Nehemiah, Zerubbabel, etc.) and ... |
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The crippled ummah: toward redefining golah in Ezra-Nehemiah.(Critical essay)
...golah community (as portrayed in Ezra-Nehemiah) compares in many ways with...portrait of the community in Ezra-Nehemiah with the 'portrait' arrived...specifically in Jerusalem? Does Ezra-Nehemiah reflect an ideal situation... |
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Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther: New International Biblical Commentaries
Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther: New International Biblical...engagingly carried out by Leslie Allen for Ezra-Nehemiah, and Timothy Laniak for Esther. Following...to concentrate upon the message of Ezra-Nehemiah rather than its ... |
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Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther
Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther, by Johanna W H. Van...Wijk-Bos carefully sets the books of Ezra and Nehemiah in their historical context (the Persian...is even more productive here than in Ezra and Nehemiah. Such themes as sexism, ... |
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Ezra & Nehemiah
Ezra & Nehemiah by Gordon F. Davies Berit Olam: Studies...understand the rhetorical shape of Ezra-Nehemiah by tracing the persuasive effect of...the public discourse and prayers of Ezra-Nehemiah. This approach yields insight ... |
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Achaemenid Imperial Administration in Syria-Palestine and the Missions of...
The complicated issue of the Achaemenid administration of Syria-Palestine (538-332 B.C.E.) deserves a fresh examination, which is what the author tries to do in this monograph. The decision to devote forty percent of the text of the monograph to the introduction and history of research (chapters |
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Rebuilding Identity: The Nehemiah Memoir and Its Earliest Readers
...the growing body of works on Ezra-Nehemiah and to the study of the formation...changes the way one looks at Ezra-Nehemiah. In addition, this position...Jerusalem and Judah entailed. Ezra-Nehemiah as a whole, according to ... |
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